Man. Doing the whole South By thing while taking care of a baby is exhausting. I just can't do it like i used to. I just can't stay up like i used to. I just can't drink like i used to. But the siren call of free beer and junk food is just too enticing, too hypnotic, too demanding. One does not ignore its call. One simply obeys. And i keep trying to.
Jordan Lee's solo work as Mutual Benefit is a luscious and gorgeous collection of melancholy bedroom pop, a lovely mix of violin, swirling guitar textures and strumming, and loops. There are nods to Sufjan Stevens and like-minded ilk, perfectly crafted lo-fi bliss. Go here to get new album "Love's Crushing Diamond," and listen to "C. L. Rosarian" below.